ERIC Number: ED181050
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1949-Oct-29
Pages: 85
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Proceedings of the Invitational Conference on Testing Problems (2nd, New York, New York, October 29, 1949).
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
The conference panels were organized around three topics: (1) influences of cultural background on test performance; (2) uses and limitations of factor analysis in psychological research; and (3) information which should be provided by test publishers and testing agencies on the validity and use of their tests. Panelists for the first session included Anne Anastasi, Ernest A. Haggard, William Stephenson, and William W. Turnbull. Panelists for the second session were George K. Bennett, H.J. Eysenck, and Paul Horst. Panelists and their topics for the third session were: Aptitude and Intelligence Tests, Herbert Conrad; Achievement Tests, Paul L. Dressel; and Personality Tests, Laurance F. Shaffer. Brief discussions followed each of the three panels. (MH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Conference Reports, Cultural Influences, Factor Analysis, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Intelligence Tests, Personality Measures, Psychological Studies, Psychological Testing, Research Design, Test Results, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
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